Sherburne Park – Mount Vernon Riverfront
1865 West Water Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A Mount Vernon riverfront park established in 1912 by the Cronbach family in memory of their 16-year-old son, Sherburne, who died of typhoid fever.
Battle of Belmont
MO-80, Charleston, Missouri 63834
Explore the Missouri setting of the 1861 Battle of Belmont, an early Civil War clash that helped shape Ulysses S. Grant’s military career and the Mississippi River campaign.
Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
4230 Kaskaskia St, Ellis Grove, Illinois 62241
Explore the preserved brick home of Pierre Menard, Illinois’s first lieutenant governor, and discover frontier politics, trade, and daily life along the Mississippi River in the early 1800s.
Little Red Brick House
622-420 French Island Trail, Newburgh, Indiana 47630
This mid-19th-century brick house was saved from demolition in 2017 and moved from West Jennings Street to Newburgh’s Old Lock and Dam Park.
Beck’s Mill
Listed in Historical landmark, Pioneer History
4433 S Becks Mill Rd, Salem, IN 47167, Salem, Indiana 47167
Historic Beck’s Mill near Salem preserves Indiana’s traditional grindstone milling heritage and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wabash House Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
100-198 S Water St, Grayville, Illinois 62844
Wabash House Historic Site is a historic Grayville landmark where visitors can connect with the people, places, and stories that shaped Illinois’ Wabash River country.
Fort Williams – Civil War Battlefield
100 Fort Williams Way, Glasgow, KY 42141, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141
Explore a Civil War battlefield with a cemetery and reconstructed fort in Glasgow, Kentucky.
Branden Burg reenactment
5141 Battletown Rd, Brandenburg, KY 40108, Brandenburg, Kentucky 40108
A living-history reenactment recalling John Hunt Morgan’s 1862 Ohio River crossing and raid into Indiana.
1840 Tucker House B & B
Listed in Bed & breakfast, Historical landmark
2406 Tucker Station Rd, Louisville, KY 40299, Louisville, Kentucky 40299
Historic 1840 brick house on five acres, with refined period-decor rooms and a full breakfast near Louisville.
Chateau Bourbon B&B
10630 Meeting St, Prospect, KY 40059, Prospect, Kentucky 40059
A Prospect, Kentucky B&B listing for travelers seeking a quieter base near Louisville and the region’s bourbon and historic attractions.
Sherburne Park – Mount Vernon Riverfront
1865 West Water Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A Mount Vernon riverfront park established in 1912 by the Cronbach family in memory of their 16-year-old son, Sherburne, who died of typhoid fever.
Battle of Belmont
MO-80, Charleston, Missouri 63834
Explore the Missouri setting of the 1861 Battle of Belmont, an early Civil War clash that helped shape Ulysses S. Grant’s military career and the Mississippi River campaign.
Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
4230 Kaskaskia St, Ellis Grove, Illinois 62241
Explore the preserved brick home of Pierre Menard, Illinois’s first lieutenant governor, and discover frontier politics, trade, and daily life along the Mississippi River in the early 1800s.
Little Red Brick House
622-420 French Island Trail, Newburgh, Indiana 47630
This mid-19th-century brick house was saved from demolition in 2017 and moved from West Jennings Street to Newburgh’s Old Lock and Dam Park.
Beck’s Mill
Listed in Historical landmark, Pioneer History
4433 S Becks Mill Rd, Salem, IN 47167, Salem, Indiana 47167
Historic Beck’s Mill near Salem preserves Indiana’s traditional grindstone milling heritage and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wabash House Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
100-198 S Water St, Grayville, Illinois 62844
Wabash House Historic Site is a historic Grayville landmark where visitors can connect with the people, places, and stories that shaped Illinois’ Wabash River country.
Fort Williams – Civil War Battlefield
100 Fort Williams Way, Glasgow, KY 42141, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141
Explore a Civil War battlefield with a cemetery and reconstructed fort in Glasgow, Kentucky.
Branden Burg reenactment
5141 Battletown Rd, Brandenburg, KY 40108, Brandenburg, Kentucky 40108
A living-history reenactment recalling John Hunt Morgan’s 1862 Ohio River crossing and raid into Indiana.
1840 Tucker House B & B
Listed in Bed & breakfast, Historical landmark
2406 Tucker Station Rd, Louisville, KY 40299, Louisville, Kentucky 40299
Historic 1840 brick house on five acres, with refined period-decor rooms and a full breakfast near Louisville.
Chateau Bourbon B&B
10630 Meeting St, Prospect, KY 40059, Prospect, Kentucky 40059
A Prospect, Kentucky B&B listing for travelers seeking a quieter base near Louisville and the region’s bourbon and historic attractions.
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